The Cascadian Dark Ale, also called India Black Ale, style is taking the country by storm! Very impressed with the head, nearly black all the way through. Pleasing spicy citric hop nose cradled by a solid malt base. Smoothness digs deep. Well-rounded malt character provides a good, balanced wall for the hops to play off of; an inkling of alcohol is clean. Hops grow after each sip; finish is semidry with a linger of hops and faint dark malt. Nailed it, guys!

A- Deep brown/black pour with one finger of splotchy tan head. Head has decent retention and leaves some nice lacing.

S - Citrus and roasted malts up front, with a bit of bitter chocolate coming trough as well.

T - One of the smoother BIPA/Cascadian/whatever dark hoppy ales are called. The citrus brightens up the dark roasty characters very nicely. Taste is full but pretty clean. Finishes dry and bitter. Enjoyable.

It's a very dark beer with porter/stout color. A nice half inch head releases some hoppy smell. I'm getting hints of black licorice and brown sugar, but I’m getting very little else. I'm picking up very little hops. It goes down nice and easy with a touch of oily feel. The aftertaste is a little sour and unexpected (not in a good way). Overall it’s a nice beer, but I didn’t get knocked off my feet as I expected I would. The bottle didn't get the best travel conditions, so I'm going to have to try it again soon. The 21st Amendment "Black in Back" is a better Black IPA.

Taste: Starts with a big dose of roasted malt and chocolate, citrus hops come in the middle and blend well. As the beer warms faint notes of nut also show.

Mouthfeel: medium high carbonation, light body, a nice mix of bitter and sweet leading slightly on the bitter side.

Drinkability: This one goes down way too easy. Deschutes knows how to do dark beers and this is no exception. One of my favorites in the style and from them. I would buy this regularly if it was around here.

The beer pours dark brown to black with a tan head. The aroma is strong pine and resiny hops. If I didn't look at the beer, I would think this is a standard orange American IPA. The flavor is pine, resin and just the slightest bit of dark malts. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

A dark as night pour but with some dark ruby edges along the edge. Big and thick, persistent, chocolate milk head. Leaves the glass supremely messy. Perfect.

A lot of roasted and chocolate malt character in the nose. A disappointing lack of hops, though some do definitely emerge as the beer warms to near room temperature. Seems to smell like a very mild stout as opposed to any kind of beer with the word "hop" in the title. Although....I want to say I smell peanut butter. How weird is that?

Definite hop bitterness in flavor along with a lot of roasted and chocolate malts. The hop profile seems to lean toward the piney side of the spectrum as opposed to the citrus.

Medium to thick mouthfeel, which is very nice in a beer like this. Still incredibly drinkable.

A great beer. I actually think the name does this beer a disservice. When I hear the name, I'm thinking a beer along the lines of Stone's Sublimely Self Righteous, but this is much maltier, more chocolatey, and chewier than that beer. Both are good; as strange as it sounds, I think a name change would be good for this beer...something I never thought I'd say.